Heel



y 6, 1942. E. J. KORDA 2,284,327

- HEEL Original Filed Dec. 28, 1939 INVENTOR. 095M: J. Koe 0 4, A TTdRNEY Patented May zfi, 1942 2,284,327 I HEEL Eugene J. Kcrda, New York, N. Y. 1

Original application December 28, 1939, Serial No. 311,423. Divided and this application October 7, 1941, Serial No. 413,919

5 Claims.

This invention relates to heels for womens shoes and more particularly relates to fabricated metal heel arrangements of simplified self-reenforcing construction which are light in weight,

this application being a division of my application, Serial No. 311,426, filed December 28th, 1939.

Among the objects of the present invention is to provide metallic heels for ladies shoes, suitable for economic mass production; formed of flat metallic sheets, using ordinary sheet metal fabricating or extrusion operations; self-reenforced when assembled for strength and lightness in Weight; and well appearing and attractive for ornamental effects.

These and other objects and features of the invention will appear from the subjoined detailed description of specific embodiments thereof illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a heel of the invention assembled on a shoe.

Figure 2 is a plan view in section along lines 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a disassembled view of the heel of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view through the heel construction of Figure 1, illustrating a preferred way of attaching the heel to the body of the shoe.

Figure 5 is an enlarged detailed sectional View through the preferred heel attaching means Figure 4.

Figures 1 to 3 illustrate an embodiment which my invention may assume in practice. In this example, heel 59 is formed of two interlockedvertical members and 52, each having a taper outwardly from the lower to the upper regions thereof, joined to a coupling piece 53 at the upper region and a heel section 54 at the lower region of which lift 55 is secured. The disasseme bled View, Figure 2 of heel 50 clearly illustrates the interlocked assembly thereof and the taper of the respective uprights 5| and 52. Uprights 5| and 52 have coacting slotted sections 56 and 51 which are slid together for the interlocking.

Upper flanges 58, 59, 65 and BI form a common plane when upright members 5| and 52 are interlocked in the assembled form shown in Figure 1. Flange sections 58 to 6| are accordingly readily riveted, welded or otherwise joined to heel coupling piece 53 due to their common plane. Similarly, bottom flanges 62, 63, 64, 65 form a common plane for securing to metallic heel piece 54. I

The assembled metallic heel forms a unitary construction of pleasant appearance of rigid selfsupporting, self-strengthening design.

A preferred method of assembling the metallic heels of the invention to the body of the shoe is illustrated in Figures 3, 4 and 5, specifically in connection with heel 50 of Figures 1 and 2. Heel plate 53 is secured to shoe '10 by rivets H. Four rivets, such as H, passing through openings 12 shown in plate 53 of Figure 2, are generally sufficient. Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view through a portion of the rivet section showing rivet 1| holding heel plate 53 together withshoe section 10 comprising a plurality of layers including an inner sole, fiber or leather counterlining, and other usual shoe layers.

Although I have referred to spot Welding or brazing with respect to the flanges, such as 59-6l, it is within the province of this invention to eliminate the flanges and to braze or weld the edges of the intermediate sections directly to the upper or lower heel plates, as the case may be.

Although I have described the formation of the heel of sheet metal or the like, it is within the province of thisinvention to form the heel of plastic or like non-metallic materials.

Although I have described preferred arrangements for carrying out my present invention, it is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made to the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A shoe heel comprising a plate shaped for coupling the upper heel region with the body of a shoe, an open intermediate section comprising a plurality of upright members angularly disposed and interlockably mounted with respect to one another, flangesextending transversely to at least a portion of the upper and lower region of said intermediate section, said upper plate being mechanically secured with the upper flanges and a smaller lower plate mechanically secured with said lower flanges of said intermediate section.

2. A shoe heel comprising a plate shaped for coupling the upper heel region with the body of a shoe, an open intermediate section comprising a plurality of upright members angularlydisposed and interlockably mounted with respect to one another, oppositely directed flanges extending transversely to the upper and lower region of each of the members interlocked to form said intermediate section, said upper plate being mechanically secured with the upper flanges anda smaller lower plate mechanically secured with said lower flanges of said intermediate section.

3. A shoe heel comprising a plate shaped for coupling the upper heel region with the body of a shoe, an open intermediatesection comprising a plurality of upright members tapering outwardly from" the bottom to'the upper region thereof, flanges extending transversely to at least a portion of the upper and lower region of said intermediate section, said upper plate being mechanically secured with the upper flanges and a smaller lower plate mechanically secured with said lower flanges of said intermediate section.

4. A'shoe heel comprising a metallic plate, an

I open intermediate metallic section having upright members taperingoutwardly from the bottom region to the upper plate, said members being slotted and interlocked along the slotted .por-.

tions.

5. A shoe heel comprising a metallic plate, an

7, open intermediate metallic section having up- 7 right members tapering outwardly fromthe botsaid lower flanges to form a rigid unitary metallic heel assembly.

' EUGENE J KORDA. 

